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Folate in flour must acknowledge consumer choice
Monday, 31 July 2006, 4:04 pm | Green Party
Organic flour must be exempt from mandatory folate fortification and the substance added at the bakery rather than the mill, so that consumers retain a choice, the Green Party says. More >>
Pigs fly in, MAF doesn't notice
Monday, 31 July 2006, 2:34 pm | Green Party
The decision not to prosecute those responsible for importing six tonnes of raw Korean pork into Auckland makes a mockery of our bio-security laws, Green Party Bio-Security Spokesperson Metiria Turei says. More >>
Concerns about US snooping need investigating
Monday, 31 July 2006, 11:38 am | Green Party
New Zealand's passive response to revelations that the US authorities have been intercepting hundreds of thousands of ordinary bank transactions around the globe has fallen far short of the standard set by the European Parliament, Green Party Foreign Affairs ... More >>
NZers priced out of their home market - Greens
Monday, 31 July 2006, 12:29 am | Green Party
Foreign speculators are helping to steal the own-your-own-home dreams of thousands of young and less well-off New Zealanders, Green Party Housing Spokesperson Sue Bradford says. More >>
Don't imprison the truth, Mr Power
Monday, 31 July 2006, 12:27 am | Green Party
National MP Simon Power's attempt to stop prisoner Tim Selwyn from blogging is an attack on free speech, Green Party Human Rights Spokesperson Keith Locke says. "Prison bars are to stop the inmates from escaping, not the truth," Mr Locke says. More >>
Evidence shows compensation is warranted for vets
Friday, 28 July 2006, 1:32 pm | Green Party
A Massey University study that links definite DNA damage to war veterans exposed to Agent Orange shows the Government should reconsider its position on paying compensation to those affected, the Green Party says. More >>
Lack of decisive action on epidemic is alarming
Thursday, 27 July 2006, 2:54 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is alarmed that the Government will not take any decisive action in the foreseeable future to reduce the epidemic of campylobacter infections in New Zealand while it waits for yet more advice. More >>
Feltex must be saved
Thursday, 27 July 2006, 12:52 am | Green Party
Iconic kiwi carpet manufacturer Feltex must be saved, Green Party Community Economic Development Spokesperson Sue Bradford says. More >>
Confidence in Parl't not restored by Field ruling
Wednesday, 26 July 2006, 5:17 pm | Green Party
While the Green Party accepts that the Speaker is responsible for deciding what constitutes a breach of privilege, the lack of sanction for Mr Field's behaviour will only fuel the public's scepticism about Parliament's reluctance to police its standards, Green ... More >>
Government chickens out on battery cages
Wednesday, 26 July 2006, 5:08 pm | Green Party
The Government has chickened out and crossed the road on imposing tougher measures for more humane conditions for layer hens, Green Party MP Sue Kedgley says. More >>
Two generations of whales killed with one harpoon
Wednesday, 26 July 2006, 3:25 pm | Green Party
News that almost 60 percent of female whales killed by Japan in Antarctica over summer were pregnant is being greeted with dismay by Green Party Conservation Spokesperson Metiria Turei. More >>
Hodgson's Medical Council veto a blow to democracy
Wednesday, 26 July 2006, 10:59 am | Green Party
Health Minister Pete Hodgson should immediately re-think his rejection of the results of a Medical Council election, accept that the rejected nominee was among the highest polling doctor candidates, and re-instate him to the Council forthwith, Green Party ... More >>
Why are we subsidising our trade deficit?
Wednesday, 26 July 2006, 12:34 am | Green Party
Merchandise trade figures released today show that imports of petroleum and petroleum products’ increased by $37m in June 2006 compared with June 2005, underpinning the continuation of a four-year string of trade deficits, but in spite of this we ... More >>
Overlander decision may be reversed by peak oil
Tuesday, 25 July 2006, 5:25 pm | Green Party
The Government must ensure that Toll does not dismantle the infrastructure that would allow the Overlander service to be reinstated when the effects of the end of cheap oil really start to bite, the Green Party says. More >>
Green Party launches new business publication
Tuesday, 25 July 2006, 11:13 am | Green Party
Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons has launched a new Green Party publication, The Real Bottom Line. The Real Bottom Line is a newsletter directed at businesses and at people interested in building a sustainable economy. More >>
More power to consumers
Monday, 24 July 2006, 3:15 pm | Green Party
Household consumers need more representation on the Electricity Commission, and deserve better access to the tools that would enable them to make better decisions about the cost of the electricity they use, Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons ... More >>
Research shows need for flexible working arrangmts
Monday, 24 July 2006, 2:05 pm | Green Party
Department of Labour research showing that 40 percent of employees want or need more flexible working arrangements demonstrates the urgent need for legislation to facilitate this in New Zealand, Green MP Sue Kedgley says. More >>
Government must support Lebanon ceasefire now
Monday, 24 July 2006, 12:41 am | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke is challenging Prime Minister Helen Clark to support European and United Nations calls for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon. "New Zealand must distance itself from the Bush administration's heartless opposition to a ceasefire ... More >>
Kiro's plan to cement cracks has Greens support
Monday, 24 July 2006, 12:00 am | Green Party
Children's Commissioner Cindy Kiro's toolbox of solutions to tackle New Zealand's appalling child abuse record has the full support of the Green Party. More >>
Cleaners should wipe the floor with Mapp Bill
Friday, 21 July 2006, 3:40 pm | Green Party
Cleaning workers and their "Clean Start" industrial campaign are usefully highlighting the problems with the Mapp "90 Day" Bill, which seeks to deny new workers their basic employment rights during the first three months on the job, Green Party Industrial ... More >>
